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Stereotypes Of Women In The Trojan War

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The Trojan War creates stereotypes about women that say that women act weak and unimportant. In the Trojan War, everyone views women as weak. When Achilles hides with the maidens to avoid war, Odyeseus needs to find him out. Odysseus lays out “gay ornaments in his pack such as women love, and also some fine weapons. While the girls flocked around the trinkets, Achilles fingered the swords and daggers.” (Hamilton 258). The mortals do not see the women as strong and brave enough to reach for the weapons to fight because they just reach for the trinkets and shiny things. Men stereotype women as weak people who do not have the ability or desire to fight, even though some women want to help in the war. When women want to fight in the war, no notice
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